[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3618 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3618

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
    individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual 
                    orientation or gender identity.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2012

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
    individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual 
                    orientation or gender identity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jury Access for Capable Citizens and 
Equality in Service Selection Act of 2012'' or the ``Jury ACCESS Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION 
              OR GENDER IDENTITY PROHIBITED.

    Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' after ``sex,''.
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